Author: External Communications

IITGN faculty honoured with Commendation Card from Indian Army

IITGN faculty honoured with Commendation Card from Indian Army

Oct 14, 2021 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Southern Command, Indian Army, presented the Commendation Card to Dr Manish Kumar from IITGN to recognise his exemplary contributions and services to the Indian Army. In a proud moment for IITGN, Dr Manish Kumar, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, has been honoured with the Commendation Card (a badge that is worn at the chest) for providing overall leadership and guidance in developing 3D printed defence structures for the Indian Army. Lieutenant General Jai Singh Nain, AVSM, SM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of...

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A delegation from Leh-Ladakh and Kargil visited IITGN to understand wastewater management of the Institute

A delegation from Leh-Ladakh and Kargil visited IITGN to understand wastewater management of the Institute

Oct 13, 2021 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar The group also visited the Water Treatment Plant and Sewage Treatment Plant at the Institute, which uses an innovative and eco-friendly sewage treatment system called ‘Decentralised Wastewater Treatment System’ (DEWATS). A 13-member delegation from Leh-Ladakh and Kargil visited IITGN today to understand wastewater management at the Institute, learn about the process, and examine various eco-friendly and sustainable technologies which can be adopted for the extreme cold climate of their region. The delegation included administrative officers and councillors of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), elected representatives...

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IITGN PhD alumnus wins INAE Young Innovator & Entrepreneur Award 2021

IITGN PhD alumnus wins INAE Young Innovator & Entrepreneur Award 2021

Oct 11, 2021 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar Dr Chandan Kumar Jha, now a Postdoctoral Fellow at IITGN, has been selected for this award for developing a highly sensitive and reliable instrumented glove using fibre-optic sensor technology for rehabilitation of stroke and cerebral palsy patients. Dr Chandan Kumar Jha, a PhD alumnus and now a Postdoctoral Fellow at IITGN, has won the prestigious INAE Young Innovator & Entrepreneur Award 2021. Dr Chandan, who specialises in the field of ‘Fiber Optic Sensing’, has been selected for this award for developing a highly sensitive and reliable instrumented...

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IIT Gandhinagar and NIT Hamirpur ink a pact for student exchange and research collaboration

IIT Gandhinagar and NIT Hamirpur ink a pact for student exchange and research collaboration

Sep 28, 2021 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar The MoU would allow selected meritorious students of NITH to be part of the IITGN-SRIP, study a semester at IITGN, and apply for the Start Early PhD Programme at IITGN. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) and the National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (NITH) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate student exchange, academic cooperation, and research collaboration among faculty members. As a part of this agreement, every year two meritorious students of NITH would get an opportunity to be part of the Summer Research...

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CBSE and IITGN to launch 30-30 Eklavya series

CBSE and IITGN to launch 30-30 Eklavya series

Sep 25, 2021 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar The weekly interactive series will cover the curriculum with interesting real- world examples and stories to nurture creativity, out-of-box thinking, conceptual understanding, interdisciplinary education, problem-solving skills, and Learning How to Learn among school students. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Centre for Creative Learning (CCL) at IITGN have joined hands to launch 30-30 Eklavya, an online interactive education programme to decode effective implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) across the schools. Eklavya series intends to take forward the goal of NEP, which emphasises...

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